Human Body

Illustrated with revealing anatomical models and original artworks, Human Body is a fresh, exciting introduction to the intriguing forms and functions of the human body. - Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the amazing workings of the human body
- Superb colour photography and anatomical models and microscopic views, along with clear diagrams and historical artworks, offer a unique ' eyewitness' view of the discoveries that have changed our understanding of the human body. - See how leeches were used by medieval doctors; what a human body cell contains; how X-rays work; how muscles helps us to move; why we have fingerprints; what is inside our bones; how food is digested; why we are able to talk
- Learn how the skeleton is put together; why blood is red; what each part of the brain controls; how acupuncture works; what makes us yawn; how the body reacts to seal a wound; why our noses run when we cry; how hairs help us to smell
- Discover how scientists first studied anatomy; why we sweat; how our lungs could cover the area of a tennis court; what causes diabetes; how the heart beats; why ears ' pop' ; how babies grow in the womb; what gives us a sense of touch; how we see Find out how our senses operate, and why the brain is our most unique feature. From early studies of anatomy, to the era of microbiology, to modern hi-tech imaging techniques, the body' s mysteries continue to be explored. Discover how our skeleton, muscles, and joints give us support and movement, and see the efficient systems that control our respiration, circulation, and digestion. Learn how the nervous system is the body' s communication network, and why genes determine our development. Since ancient times, people have sought to understand the structure and function of the human body. This stunning volume traces the ongoing quest by scientists and physicians to understand the complex, intricate nature of our living form.

We shall have in the near future machines constituted at one and the same time of metal and of living substances ..." In the light of this, he says, "The human body itself takes on new meaning." THE PRE-DESIGNED BODY Like the geography of the planet, the human body has until now represented a fixed point in human experience, a "given." Today we are fast approaching the day when the body can no longer be regarded as fixed. Man will be able, within a reasonably short period, to redesign not merely individual bodies, but the entire human race. In 1962 Drs. J. D. Watson and F. H. C. Crick received the Nobel prize for describing the DNA molecule. Since then advances in genetics have come tripping over one another at a rapid pace. Molecular biology is now about to explode from the laboratories. New genetic knowledge will permit us to tinker with human heredity and manipulate the genes to create altogether new versions of man. One of the more fantastic possibilities is that man will be able to make biological carbon copies of himself ...»

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The Pop-Up Pull Out Human BodyTake your child on an interactive trip around the human body with the help of an amazing pop-up skeleton, amazing pictures, fantastic pull-out pages, fun quizzes and masses of fascinating facts. They' ll find out more about the each organ in the body, how all the different muscles work, exactly how the body is pieced together and much more. Go on an amazing pop-up journey through this incredible Pop-up Pull-out Human Body!1303 руб твердый переплет